US History and Government Quiz 1

Put the following in chronological order:

• Articles of Confederation - Revolutionary War → ratification of the Bill of Rights - ratification of the Constitution

• Revolutionary War → Articles of Confederation - ratification of the Bill of Rights - ratification of the Constitution

• Revolutionary War → Articles of Confederation - ratification of the Constitution - ratification of the Bill of Rights

• Ratification of the Constitution - ratification of the Bill of Rights - Articles of Confederation - Revolutionary War

The elastic clause:

• Allows the national government to borrow money from foreign governments throughout the world

• Allows Congress to expand the boundaries of the United States

• Allows Congress to change the words of the Constitution

• Allows Congress to make laws that are necessary and proper to carrying out expressed powers

If a court has a case where a State law is in conflict with a federal law, it will declare the State law unconstitutional under the:

• Federal; Privileges and Immunities clause

• Federal; 10th Amendment

• State; Necessary and Proper Clause

• State; Supremacy Clause

Nominations of federal judges must be approved by:

• The Senate

• The House

• The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• The President

The President and Vice President both die in a plane crash. Who becomes President?

• The President Pro Tempore

• President of the Senate

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

In order to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation, ____ States had to agree.

Which amendment gave African American males the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

Representation of the States in Congress under the Articles of Confederation was based on:

• Population

• One vote per State

• A combination of population and equality

• None of the above

This president broke the 'no third term' tradition, becoming the longest serving president:

• Ronald Reagan

• George Washington

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The President's powers include:

• The power to declare war

• The power to remove members of Congress for misconduct

• The power to appoint ambassadors

• The power to ratify (approve) treaties with other countries